Characterization of the gap junction protein connexin37 in murine endothelium, respiratory epithelium, and after transfection in human HeLa cells

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 313-322

  Traub, O ^a   Hertlein, B ^a   Kasper, M ^a   Eckert, R ^a   Krisciukaitis, A ^a   Hulser, D ^a   Willecke, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lung; Phosphorylation; Plaque size; Respiratory epithelium

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRONCHUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CENTRIFUGATION; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS; MURINAE;

EID: 0032415677     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80090-3     Document Type: Article

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